01 n. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
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The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.[Obs.]
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Crick
/(krĭk)/
· IPA /kɹɪk/
02 n. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part.
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A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part.“To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward.” — Holland.
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A small jackscrew.